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The EU's 'enfant terrible', Hungary's Viktor Orban, may be under fire from the Parliament and the Commission - but he still has friends in the EPP and allies in the Council. (Photo: Consilium)

EU foot-dragging puts rule of law at risk in Hungary, Poland

The European Union is finally getting serious about threats to its values from member states.

Less than three months ago, the European Parliament took the bold step of initiating EU scrutiny over the Hungarian government's efforts to hollow out the country's democratic institutions.

More recently, the EU's Court of Justice called a halt to the Polish government's efforts to force out Supreme Court judges in a case brought by the European Commission.

Those moves seemed to ha...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

The EU's 'enfant terrible', Hungary's Viktor Orban, may be under fire from the Parliament and the Commission - but he still has friends in the EPP and allies in the Council. (Photo: Consilium)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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